25 Top Spots: #14 Kirkwood, CA

25 Top Spots: #14 Kirkwood, CA

A vast clamshell of jagged volcanic rock, Kirkwood's front side has steeps, cliffs, and cirques all within an easy traverse off the Cornice Express quad. Even so, the mountain has an M.C. Escher complexity with glades, undulating ridge lines, and rock bands. On the back side, ride the Wave, a gigantic rolling cornice.